Suicide rate, by age in Maldives
Maldives: Suicide rate, by age was 0.9662 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide rate, by age in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.9662 deaths per 100,000 people for suicide rate, by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate, by age in Maldives peaked at 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9662 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Maldives 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide rate, by age in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9662 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9662 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 186 Jamaica 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Armenia 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Jordan 0.9803 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Egypt 0.9017 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 191 Sao Tome and Principe 0.8806 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 192 Syria 0.8106 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate, by age in Maldives?
- Suicide rate, by age in Maldives was 0.9662 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate, by age recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide rate, by age recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9662 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for suicide rate, by age?
- Maldives ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rate, by age rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 20-24 year olds, per 100,000 people.